There are several unlocking services on the web that provide phone unlocks for several handsets including iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. However, these services mostly unlock those phones that are activated on particular carriers, and avoid trying to unlock devices that are known as blacklisted.

However, there are a few service providers that also deal in unlocking blacklisted phones, but it often takes them longer to achieve the unlock and the consumer ends up paying a higher price than they usually have to pay for a normal unlocking solutions.

Reasons for a blacklisted phone taking longer to unlock

A lot of phones that are stolen or lost are resold in the black market. The users of stolen device may not even know that the handset they are using belonged to someone else, so they buy it. However, they later find their IMEI number has been blacklisted by the carrier networks.

That means they can’t make calls or send messages without getting their blacklisted phone unlocked. There are couple of main reasons why phones get blacklisted. One has been explained before and the other one is that the original owner does not pay for the device, or there are insurance claims or non-agreed terms of use.

Mobile operators in a few countries will even share database of registered devices, and if a phone has been blacklisted in such a country, it will be impossible to operate it on local carriers.

It takes a higher price and a longer time to get a blacklisted phone unlock. Because the IMEI number has already been blacklisted by the carrier network, so the service provider will take a few days or even weeks to get in whitelisted. This is not easy as blacklisted devices are usually those who have been sold by criminals, and may involve legal issues associated with them.

So to tackle everything and make sure the device works on international carriers and operate with GSM SIM cards, service providers will usually charge a higher price. After the unlock, the iPhone is no longer considered as blacklisted; it regains its full value and can be sold off at a good price to anyone. It can also be updated to new firmwares and basebands without any worries.

And there is no need to fret as you will be officially owning the phone after the unlock.